Whitegate Nursery School
Victoria Road, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8TG
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Tasker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 119096
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282772283
About this school
Whitegate Nursery School is a nursery school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 103 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Whitegate Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rosegrove Nursery School1.0 miles
Nursery · Burnley
-
Ightenhill Nursery School1.3 miles
Nursery · Burnley
-
Taywood Nursery School1.7 miles
Nursery · Burnley
-
Stoneyholme Nursery School2.3 miles
Nursery · Burnley
-
Reedley Hallows Nursery School2.8 miles
Nursery · Burnley
Other schools in Burnley
- Basnett Street Nursery School Nursery
- Ightenhill Nursery School Nursery
- Reedley Hallows Nursery School Nursery
- Rockwood Nursery School Nursery
- Rosegrove Nursery School Nursery
- Stoneyholme Nursery School Nursery
- Taywood Nursery School Nursery
- Barden Primary School Primary
- Briercliffe Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brunshaw Primary School Primary
- Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whitegate Nursery School teach?
- Whitegate Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Burnley.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitegate Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Whitegate Nursery School is Mrs Catherine Tasker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitegate Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitegate Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Whitegate Nursery School?
- Whitegate Nursery School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Whitegate Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Whitegate Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitegate Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitegate Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Whitegate Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Whitegate Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.